Lunatics I Follow
Boston Marathon
Hopkinton, MA
**FULL DISCLOSURE**--This is a highly biased review! The completion of this race was the completion of a 16-year goal to run a marathon in every state (plus DC), on every …
Chief Ladiga 100
Jacksonville, AL
Overall Rating: Great! Course Difficulty: This course is super easy;100% paved rail trail. The only real obstacles are sticks and pine cones on the paving, a few areas of buckled …
Academy of Pain
Albuquerque, NM
This race was old school ultrarunning as its finest. I am really jealous about the Albuquerque Trail Running crew that put on this race, because there isn't anything like this …
Grandma’s Marathon & Garry Bjorklund Half
Duluth, MN
BOTTOM LINE: Honestly, it’s tough to find fault with the Grandma’s Marathon. Sure, I could complain that true to the law of supply and demand, local hotels and businesses jack …
The Cove
Chickamauga, GA
Overall Rating: It was really good for an inaugural run. Course Difficulty: Although the course only had a couple of miles of pretty technical trail, the amount of power that …
Bent Oak Ultra
Oak Grove, MO
This was an ultramarathon that was run mainly on paved golf cart paths on a former golf course. There was a little bit of gravel, maybe 20%, and a very …
Semi de Paris (Paris Half Marathon)
Paris, France
I booked this trip with Marathon Tours (as I have for most of my international races). They are always reliable, though this trip had a surprisingly light itinerary. Our hotel …
Carl Touchstone Memorial Mississippi Trail 50 (MS50)
Laurel, MS
Overall Rating: It was ok. Course Difficulty: Challenging. It was two 12.5 mile loops and one 7-ish mile loop. The course on a dry day would have been fast with …
Running Dead Ultra
Haralson, GA
This was a 12-hour ultramarathon that was run on a 2.6 mile "lollypop" course. After a short section that went along a paved path through some woods that were filled …
Red Dirt Ultra
Provencal, LA
Overall Rating: Great! Course Difficulty: Moderate. 95% trail with a mix of sand, clay, rocks, roots, water, pine needles. Almost all rolling hills with only a single major climb that …